 Facing a unanimous protest of Bessarabians, the Ukrainian Rada withdrew its stance on Bessarabia.A revolutionary organization, "Rumcherod", was created in Odessa, being a representative body of the Russian Army on the Romanian front, and having many Moldavians in its ranks.On , the Rumcherod protested against the Ukrainian claims, and demanded from the provisional government the right "to rule themselves within the historical and ethnic boundaries".